Judges 2:7-10
2:7 The people worshiped
the
Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men
who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed
all the great things the
Lord had done for Israel.
2:8 Joshua son of Nun, the
Lord’s servant, died at the age of one hundred ten.
2:9 The people
buried him in his allotted land
in Timnath Heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
2:10 That entire generation passed away;
a new generation grew up
that had not personally experienced the
Lord’s presence or seen what he had done for Israel.
Judges 2:17
2:17 But they did not obey
their leaders. Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped
them. They quickly turned aside from the path
their ancestors
had walked. Their ancestors had obeyed the
Lord’s commands, but they did not.
Judges 2:19
2:19 When a leader died, the next generation
would again
act more wickedly than the previous one.
They would follow after other gods, worshiping them
and bowing down to them. They did not give up
their practices or their stubborn ways.
Joshua 24:31
24:31 Israel worshiped
the
Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive.
These men had experienced firsthand everything the
Lord had done for Israel.
Joshua 24:2
24:2 Joshua told all the people, “Here is what the
Lord God of Israel says: ‘In the distant past your ancestors
lived beyond the Euphrates River,
including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped
other gods,
Joshua 12:2
12:2 King Sihon of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) – including the city in the middle of the valley and half of Gilead – all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory.
Joshua 12:2
12:2 King Sihon of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) – including the city in the middle of the valley and half of Gilead – all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory.
Joshua 24:17-18
24:17 For the
Lord our God took us and our fathers out of slavery
in the land of Egypt
and performed these awesome miracles
before our very eyes. He continually protected us as we traveled and when we passed through nations.
24:18 The
Lord drove out from before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. So we too will worship
the
Lord, for he is our God!”